Global Patent Index - EP 0573758 B1

EP 0573758 B1 19980225 - Charger

Title (en)

Charger

Title (de)

Lader

Title (fr)

Chargeur

Publication

EP 0573758 B1 19980225 (EN)

Application

EP 93106265 A 19930416

Priority

  • JP 16913392 A 19920626
  • JP 17027592 A 19920604

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0573758A2] A charger charges a recording medium (1) before irradiation of light to form an electrostatic latent image by irradiating light as an optical image onto a surface of the recording medium. The charger includes a discharging electrode (22) having a plurality of projections for generating corona discharge to charge the recording medium surface, a conductive shield case (21) having an opening face opposite to the recording medium and opposed to the discharging electrode, a holding member (24) for holding the discharging electrode in the shield case in a state in which the discharging electrode is electrically insulated from the shield case, a conductive grid electrode (23) electrically insulated and held between the discharging electrode and the recording medium, and a power supplying device (30) for supplying a high voltage for discharge to the discharging electrode and setting a ratio of electric currents flowing through the grid electrode and the shield case such that these electric currents are approximately equal to each other. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G03G 15/02

IPC 8 full level

G03G 15/02 (2006.01); H01T 19/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G03G 15/0266 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 15/0291 (2013.01 - EP US); H01T 19/04 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 2215/028 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0573758 A2 19931215; EP 0573758 A3 19940216; EP 0573758 B1 19980225; DE 69317071 D1 19980402; DE 69317071 T2 19980820; DE 69701060 D1 20000210; DE 69701060 T2 20000608; EP 0810487 A1 19971203; EP 0810487 B1 20000105; US 5367366 A 19941122

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 93106265 A 19930416; DE 69317071 T 19930416; DE 69701060 T 19930416; EP 97114031 A 19930416; US 4944393 A 19930420